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2011 CES: OnStar Coming as Aftermarket Product for Non-GM Vehicles
If you're fond of GM's OnStar in-car wireless communication system but don't plan on owning a vehicle from the Detroit automaker, we have some good news for you. At the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, General Motors announced that it will begin selling the safety, security and connectivity service for non-GM and older GM vehicles already on the road. Read more »
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Opel & Vauxhall To Preview New Onstar Connectivity System In Geneva
GM's OnStar safety and communications system which is already available to some 7 million customers in the US, Canada, China and Mexico, is now coming to Europe. Read more »...
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Software Glitch Causes Delays In Deliveries Of Certain 2012-2013 Gm Models Including Cadillac Ats
General Motors may have increased its US sales in August by 10 percent compared to the same month in 2011, but last Wednesday it notified its dealers to stop deliveries of some of its most popular models. The reason is a software glitch on the OnStar...
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On…and-off-star: System Upgrade Causes Malfunctions To Gm's Telematics Service
In a press statement issued on January 31, General Motors announced that its OnStar call centers receive more than 150,000 calls a day. That equates to almost two calls per second. Yet for the past few days, some of the more than 6 million users of...
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Chevy Sets New Record In 2011 With 4.76 Million Sales, China Is Gm's Largest Market Overall
In 2011, General Motors reclaimed its crown as the world's largest vehicle manufacturer from Toyota, which was hit hard by the Japanese Tsunami and the Thailand floods, and as a result, dropped into third place behind the Volkswagen Group. Overall,...
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General Motors Reverses Decision To Track Canceled Onstar Subscribers
After General Motors received intense criticism from users as well as lawmakers and privacy advocates on its decision to continue to collect data from drivers that have canceled their OnStar service unless the customer asked for it to be shut off, the...
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